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M.E. Morgan @morlevart.bsky.social · 19h

Hi #PortfolioDay ! My name is M.E. Morgan & I'm a freelance artist working on illustrations for book covers & ttrpgs. I’m a fan of folklore,horror,fantasy, & romance. I’m open to new projects, please feel free to view my portfolio & get in touch below.
➡️https://morlevart.com
➡️mmorlevart@gmail(.)com

A digital illustration featuring two fairy characters standing together as a flock of pale teal moths swirl around them. One character has with pale blue-green skin, dark eye makeup and long orange-red hair, in blood-red and black helm and armor resembling the carapace of a Japanese rhinoceros beetle. They hold the second character, who has pale pink skin, soft features, and fluffy short pink hair, in a pink and green outfit reminiscent of a pink rose.

A digital illustration of a pale-skinned, horned masculine character with flowing wavy back hair, wearing black blouse and pants. He is standing against a blue background, surrounded by swirling wind and leaves, gesturing as though he is commanding them.

Two character illustrations on a flat black background.

Right: the character is an early-twenties, masculine human. He has warm pale skin, light brown short hair and green eyes. He wears a deep olive green and gold blouse, brown cropped pants, and brown lace up boots. He carries a brown leather messenger bag, and a barn owl is landing on his shoulder.

Left: a satyr character on a flat black background. They have light tan skin, pale ash blonde hair and fur, digitigrade furry legs and split hooves, curled horns, deer ears, and a long tufted tail. they are androgynous, wearing a cream blouse and green pleated skirt; and carrying a red hardcover book.

The full-wrap book cover illustration for the novel VESSEL OF WOVEN NIGHT by Kellen Graves.

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Julie Dillon @juliedillon.bsky.social · 15h

I just finished this up in a SmArtSchool mentorship class with Sam Weber. 😊 The assignment was to create an illustration with an original character, and I went with my current D&D character 😅

A woman with a shaved head in gold armor stands among dark briars. The briar thorns pierce her armor and skin in a few places, and she hangs her head in a defeated posture.

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sophie_exhausted_finalFINAL_03.psd @netizenses.bsky.social · 1d

Hello again #portfolioday!

I'm Sophie, an artist working in games & illustration. I love creating vibrant & beautifully rendered artworks 🌈✨

I'm open to illustration, concept, and cover work

sesmithfreelance.wixsite.com/illustration
www.artstation.com/sophiellensm...
[email protected]

Head study of a black woman, painted in krita

Concept design for mini explorable planets, each exploiting a different game mechanic or mission objective

An illustration for Neurocracy 3.0, of the Young Volcanoes, rocking out

A painted fantasy portrait of a lightforged draenei; an adaptation of Bernini's Apollo and Daphne for Classics but Make it Gay volume 1; a fantasy portrait of a sinister, powerful woman

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M.E. Morgan @morlevart.bsky.social · 16h

Thank you so much! The butterflies were a labor of love haha

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M.E. Morgan @morlevart.bsky.social · 16h

Thank you so much, it means the world to hear that! 🥹

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M.E. Morgan @morlevart.bsky.social · 16h

I’m so happy to hear that! I loved painting him! 🦊🖤

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🌿 Rowan @cynotherium.bsky.social · 17h

Hello #PortfolioDay,

I'm Rowan, a freelance illustrator working with ttrpgs. I love to illustrate anything involving animals. I am currently open for both commercial and private commissions, so feel free to contact me.

Portfolio: rowanholloway.cargo.site
Email: [email protected]

A calico anthropomorphic cat. They have a genetically modified paw reminiscent of bee stingers. They wear white sci-fi body armour with mechanical wings attached.

A DnD party attempts to rescue their horse from frozen water. We have a dwarven wizard, elven ranger, and human fighter.

A swarm of ravens flies towards the viewer.

A variety of spooky props for Crooked Moon ttrpg.

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Vincenzo Pratticò @vincenzoprattico.bsky.social · 21h

Hey #portfolioday!

I'm Vincenzo, freelance artist since 2016.

I love monsters and creating epic badass scenes.
As a cinema lover, I always try to give a cinematic aspect to my works.

My happiness lies in bringing other people's ideas to life!

For questions ask in the comments or via DM!🤟

A great battle between the army of the Blades of Khorne and the Lumineth.
The Aelves seem to be in trouble in this furious assault by Chaos!

The army of the Flesh Eater Courts breaches the Reclusians' fortress to free those they believe to be prisoners.

The Orruk army defends its territory by attacking the Citizens of Sigmar with fury.

The Idoneth army lands impetuously on the beach dominated by Chaos.

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Evelyne Park @evelynepark.bsky.social · 20h

Happy #portfolioday to all who celebrate!

I'm Evelyne, painting book illustrations in acrylics... especially for Gothic horror, fantasy, but also colourful sci-fi, always focused on characters.

www.evydraws.com/portfolio
✉️ [email protected]

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Olyfrogg🐸🌻 @olyfrogg.bsky.social · 18h

Hey #PortfolioDay 🎃🍂

I'm Oly, please look at my humble offering🤲🐸

I'm currently booking commissions for November/December under 📯[email protected]

Dust jacket illustration for "Peter Darling" by S. A. Chant, Rainbow Crate edition

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Jasper 🐦‍⬛ TTRPG artist @jaspermillerart.com · 22h

Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Jasper, a fantasy illustrator working in TTRPG/TCG/publishing.

My work pendulums between dynamic and vivid; soft and intimate.

I'd love to work on more book covers and TCG, so don't hesitate to reach out.

📨 [email protected]
📷 jaspermillerart.com

Illustration of a drow standing in front of a large white snake with wings. The drow has long white hair and dark green clothing with copper accents. He holds a dagger above his head with blue magic arcing between the blade and his hand. They are in the Underdark, with blue spores and mushrooms surrounding them.

Illustration of the fellowship from the Fourth Age actual play. They are at a high altitude looking down into a valley with a river. From left: Theodas (bald elf, many scars, dark beard, golden interlocking armor, dull blue cape); Iairen (elf, medium brown skin, kinky brown hair with undercut and half up style, blue robes, holding a blue palantir); Mistiel (elf with dark brown skin, copper cape, long white box braids half up, golden armour); Eona (human, dark brown long hair with golden scales woven through, leathers and cape, holding a sword); Chicory (hobbit-elfish, lilac dress, pale skin, brown hair in loose waves, holding a wooden staff that crooks over and holds a glowing white stone); Aerlind (elf, dark hair, blue fine outfit, tanned skin, east asian features, holds an astrolabe in one hand).

Illustration from first person view, showing a hand holding up an opalescent stone with a hole in the center. The stone has brass filigree, and through the hole is a view of a mountain sheep. The background is a mountainous landscape. There are slight magical effects showing that the view through the stone is a zoomed in view of the background.

An alabaster gargoyle and a feminine figure dressed in black robes with their faces shadowed by hoods. The pair are within a gothic styled church, standing before an altar on a dais, preaching to spectators behind the POV. Candles cast plenty of light in the room despite the flames being purple, and all the decorations and the architecture is gothic in design. They look as though they are in the middle of performing a sermon in unison

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Polina Surygina @redsmo.bsky.social · 1d

Hey everyone! I hit a bingo today - it’s both #PortfolioDay and my Birthday 🥳🥳🥳
I’m Polina (Redsmo), a 2D artist and illustrator who loves creating fantasy worlds and atmospheric stories.

🔸 Portfolio: artstation.com/redsmo
🔸 Socials: linktr.ee/redsmo
🔸 Contact: [email protected]

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Madeleine Fjäll @madeleinefjall.bsky.social · 1d

Hey #PortfolioDay!

I'm Madeleine, an illustrator and concept artist from Sweden. I love to paint anything historical and fantasy with pretty light.

Would love to make more book covers!✨

🌐 madeleinefjall.com
✉️ [email protected]

La belle dame sans merci by Frank Bernard Dicksee version of Hans and Henry from Kingdom Come Deliverance

Illustration showing the characters from my book Niketas and Ulvar, but mermaid AU where Niketas is a merman. They are both underwater and Ulvar is dying.

Illustration of a boy in a dark, spooky, nordic forest. The boy's eyes are blurred. Naked tall trees, their branches almost stretching towards him, towering him. A faint shape of a bird in the upper left corner. There are a few lights of eyes in the forest, watching him.

An easter witch flying on a broom towards Blåkulla, a cat is standing on it as well. Both have glowing yellow eyes, staring into the camera. Birds are flying around them.

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Kate Blagodatskikh @blagodatskix.bsky.social · 22h

Hello #PortfolioDay 👁
I'm Kate, freelance illustrator who works on illustrations, book covers and loves to paint horror, mythology and nature 🌿

Portfolio: blagodatskix.carrd.co

• Prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/blag...
• Socials: linktr.ee/Blagodatskikh
• Contact: [email protected]

The illustration of the woman with blind eyes that is surrounded by light.
She has peony flower in her hands and many, many eyes in her body that are visible from the cuts.

The illustration of the woman, siting in the dark with coral and tentacles emerging from her back.

The illustration of the sand watch, figure of woman inside the glass. Watch surrounded by two hands - one old and one young.
Also, there a lot of mushrooms on the bottom and top of the illustration.

The illustration of the mermaid lounging under lily pads in dusk light.

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Xabi Gaztelua @xabigazte.bsky.social · 18h

Hey #PortfolioDay!
I'm Xabi, freelance illustrator from Bilbao, with a deep love for fantasy art and pirates🏴‍☠️
Currently working for MtG.

xabigaztelua.com
linktr.ee/xabigazte
💌xabigaztelua[at]gmail[dot]com

Illustration of a two headed red dragon roaring on a volcano with lava splashing below and a lightning cracking behind. Done for Magic the Gathering. Card title: Twinflame Tyrant.

Illustration of a Storm from the X-Men joyfully creating a tiny cloud to water baby Groot in his pot while he takes a shower and dances under that rain. Done for Magic the Gathering. Card title: Regrowth.

Illustration of two Prismari art students from Strixhaven bullying and laughing at a third student that was magically sculpting an animal familiar but exploded covering him in pink goo. Done for Magic the Gathering. Card title: Wisecrack.

llustration of a April O'Neil from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. A black young woman with curly red hair and a yellow lab coat sitting at her desk working on her laptop on her science research. She's turning around to face Baxter Stockman, whose shadow we can see on the wall after he's just opened the door. Done for Magic the Gathering. Card title: April O'Neil, Hacktivist.

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Hades 🍂 @liconte.bsky.social · Jul 8

Heyy #PortfolioDay!

I'm Hades, an illustrator and concept artist from Valencia, Spain. I love fantasy and TTRPG's, gaming and my 3 beautiful cats!

I currently have open commission slots, check them out on the carrd below!

📩 [email protected]
ℹ️ liconte-comms.carrd.co

This is a full body illustration of Billy. He's a human with short brunette hair and a beard, flying in the middle of the pic looking at camera. He wears a flowwing red cape and some fancy sorcerer clothes. Below him, shadow black and blue tentacles are erupting from the floor.

This image is a full body portrait of Flouncer, a blue dragonborn. The image shows her facing the camera, smiling and leaning on a wooden staff. Her horns are beige and the right one is split. Her eyes are yellow, and her round wooden shield peeks out from behind her, as she wears a loose black shirt with red embroidery and wide grey trousers tied with strings around her legs. At her waist she wears a belt with a dagger, a pouch and a longsword.

This image is the concept art of the character Kali, which is an original dragons and dungeons character, a blighted druid. They are humanoid in appearance, with brown skin and dark, curly hair falling over their shoulders and fringes across their forehead. They have two horns that look like deer antlers, and their clothing is made from scraps and pieces you might find in the forest, such as a suit of armour made from tree bark or various skins on their skirt. A sickle hangs from their waist, and they is barefoot. In the image, as well as a front view of them, we see colour variations and a rear view of their design, plus a couple of close-ups of their sickle and bark armour.

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🕯️ʟɪsᴇ, ʟɪsᴇ, ʟɪsᴇ🕯️ @lisebaron.bsky.social · 23h

#PortfolioDay, hi! 🌿
I'm Lise, illustrator inspired by character's stories, nature themes, everyday magic and exploration; on the lookout for more freelance work in #ttrpg, publishing and games~
🌻 lisebaron.art
💌 [email protected]

#ttrpgart #gameart #coverart #kidlitart

collage of several illustrated ttrpg characters. Left to right: An adventurer half orc lady with a huge Warhammer across her shoulders, on which are perched two round robins; a monk turned swashbuckler half elf in a peach tunic holding a mysterious crystal pendant that glows green like a tropical sea; a mountain elf ranger walking on a stony path, holding her thick wool cape up to let a group of elephant shrews pass by. painted by illustrator Lise Baron.

Book cover representing the two main characters of the book framed by a full page of ornaments. Teriana on the right, a young woman with a deep dark skin and large blue eyes, wearing ornate waist long braids, a large white linen pirate shirt and a collection of gold bangles. Marcus on the left, a fierce blond Roman-like commander with a large scar on his right cheek, wears a cuirrasse with a XXXVII embossed, a thick red cloak. A golden dragon ornates his leather belt. Dark Shores is written by Danielle L. Jensen. This cover is the french pocket format, published by éditions Bragelonne and painted by illustrator Lise Baron.

Painterly painting of a centaur-ibex granny climbing a cliff to harvest her hawks' eggs, by illustrator Lise Baron. On the cliff we can see the bird's nest, a domesticated squirrel picking one of its eggs. In the distance, warmly illuminated mountains and on the edge of a cliff, a little farmstead waiting for her to return. The scene is full of rocks, grass and little flowers. painted by illustrator Lise Baron
Painterly painting of a centaur-ibex granny climbing a cliff to harvest her hawks' eggs, by illustrator Lise Baron. On the cliff we can see the bird's nest, a domesticated squirrel picking one of its eggs. In the distance, warmly illuminated mountains and on the edge of a cliff, a little farmstead waiting for her to return. The scene is full of rocks, grass and little flowers. painted by illustrator Lise Baron

Digital painting study of Shishkin’s “Rye”; Serene end of the day landscape. Looking over a rye field from a wildflower overgrown dirt path, to great green trees carved over a warm grey overcast sky.

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Rachel George @rachelgeorge.bsky.social · 18h

Hello #portfolioday!

I'm Rachel, I'm a fantasy and Fantasyscifi publishing artist/illustrator, but I also work in TTRPG , Boardgames & do commissions.

I'm available for work. Bob me an email if you're interested -

🌐https://www.rachelgeorgeillustration.com
📧 [email protected]

Two fantasy characters from baldurs gate 3, shadowheart a half elf, and Lae’zel a Githyanki sit back to back holding hands in a dark moody scene. Shadowheart is knelt in the dark gloom of the shadowfel knelt on the dark circle of the symbol of shar, grasping shar’s spear, chains and dark clouds swirling around her. Moonlight pierces the dark and shines down on her face pulling her gaze up.
Laezel sits at her back in the astral plane, holding her large Githyanki silver sword in the other hand, the tip coated in blood. She looks back at shadowheart, her face turned to glance over her shoulder. Ahead of her in the astral plane there are two dragons flying amongst asteroids chasing a comet.

a stylized cartoon digital drawing of a woman centaur with a woman rider, running from an angry fantasy mob consisting of nuns with rakes, old man barbarians with pitchforks, one armed sailors with shivs, top hatted dodgers with nailed bats, and flying pigs. Theyre running into a dark and forboding forest with a blood spattered sign post reading "Certain DOOM, next 3 exits"

a square album art illustration, with the title in purple "DnD versus" orange subtitle underneath "Party of One" it is overlayed ontop of a skull with glowing blue eyes, stylised fire eminates from beneath the skull moving the the right and left lower part of the image, rising up into smoke, turning into another stylised phoenix with frames the title with its wings, the wings turn from yellow, to orange, to purple/pink. Some feathers overlay the title and some of the lower flame. The artist's signature "Rachelgeorge Illustration" is visible in the lower right corner in white.

illustration of 4 fantasy prop head circlets, the first is a dark purple and blue with black feathers at each temple, and black raven esque forehead piece, a black braid around the back. Blue metal solid band at the front with looping draped feather/leaf eye holes that run from the ravens beak at the front, under the eyes to join at the temples below the black feathers.

The top right is representative of summer, a golden solid band lays in the sand, a sun emblem on the front with large sunbeam spikes sprouting along the top, shortening along the sides, then lengthening along the bottom again that dig into the sand. The center of the sun has two circles within each other. Spiral gold wire curls from behind the sun on either side to loop around the band and stop halfway around the front. The same leaf drape on the purple circlet is present here, but in gold. Two smaller suns are present at each temple.

The lower left represents autumn, in the form of twisting braided brown vines or branches, looping around one another to make a braided circlet with an open font. there are two red around the rear temple and below, two sets of strang red eye like gems in the knots infront, and golden wheat in the forefront knots. The circlet sits on the forest floor, wheat stalks infront on the ground, some brown leaves on the floor.

The lower right represents spring, a thing brown branch circlet wrapped in twisting green vine and golden vine, with some golden clasps around the back. The frontal part of the circlet has an arching golden decorative area with a snowdrop at it's center, upside down, small green gems dotted at each looping golden tip. The arch is tipped with a golden triangle.

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Rod Mendez @rodmendez.bsky.social · 18h

Hi #PortfolioDay !

I'm Rod, freelance artist with focus mostly on environments and illustration.

Looking for new gigs in publishing, ttrpg and games!

🌐 www.artstation.com/rodmendez
📧 [email protected]

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Emory Kjelsberg, Real Human Artist @emorykj-art.bsky.social · 18h

Hello hello #PortfolioDay
I’m Emory Kjelsberg, a freelance fantasy artist who illustrates for ttrpgs, card games, character portraits and more!

A humblewood wrangler monk flies through the air as she lassos a dinosaur!

A large, masculine figure charges at the viewer, mud curling in a massive wave around him. He has a warthog’s head, and is bedecked in leather, red rope, and splatters of mud.

Two foxes dance amongst a crowd of gala goers. The scene glows with golden light.

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Morgane Magloire illustration @morganemgl.bsky.social · 19h

Hi it's #portfolioday !

I'm Morgane a freelance artist who loves to illustrate deep emotions,I do book covers, interior art, and recently started to do card illustrations for MTG🥹

Woman with a big pink dress looking behind her back

A couple exchanging their last kiss underwater

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Matt 🏳️‍🌈 @mspencerdraws.bsky.social · 18h

Hello #PortfolioDay!
I'm Matt, a queer illustrator from Michigan.

I'd love to do more:
-Book covers (and interiors!)
-TTRPG projects (items, maps, etc.)!
-DnD Character/Party Commissions 👀
-Stained Glass Style illustrations

🍂 www.mspencerdraws.com
🏹 [email protected]

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‪@mspencerdraws.bsky.social‬
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And some rarely seen but still much loved (by me) black and white pieces. Chapter headers, a temporary tattoo design, and an interior full page illustration.

A chapter header from A Mourning Coat. A drawing of various sewing notions in ink lines and digital washes of grey- a pincushion, scissors shaped like a cassowary, a measuring tape, buttons and various spools of thread.
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A chapter header from North Continent Ribbon. An ink drawing of a thick tome with an ornate 8-pointed star on the cover, an elaborate lock, and a long ribbon bookmark
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A drawing, in ink, of a snake curling over a rectangular shape filled with a drawing of a hemlock plant. Where the snake overlaps the rectangle, it is scaled, where the snake is outside the rectangle, it is skeletal.
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From Neon Hemlock's Unfettered Hexes: Queer Tales of Insatiable Darkness. A gouache and ink painting depicting a lonesome little house on an expansive prairie. Wind blows the grass and the very sky seems like it's pressing in on the structure. Light glows from one window.
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‪@nelnelnellie.bsky.social‬
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For Legends of Avantris' Crooked Moon. A watercolor illustration depicting a stained glass window featuring a demonic feminine figure with her hands open expressively in front of her. She has horns, clawed wings and a tail that wraps around her hooved legs. Roses and thorny vines feature as motifs throughout the red-tinted image.
For Legends of Avantris' Crooked Moon. A watercolor illustration depicting a stained glass window featuring a demonic feminine figure with her hands open expressively in front of her. She has horns, clawed wings and a tail that wraps around her hooved legs. Roses and thorny vines feature as motifs throughout the red-tinted image.

Cover art for Neon Hemlock's "We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2024". An illustration (in watercolor) of an earth-toned wild hunt tapestry with muted rainbow-y accents being looked at by a trio of rad queer people in a museum-esque framing

A watercolor illustration in oranges and greys. A serpent weaves through bare branches of a tree. Centered, within a frame of antlers, a black and white portrait of a bearded man with leather armor on one shoulder and a quiver on his back.

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M.E. Morgan @morlevart.bsky.social · 19h

Hi #PortfolioDay ! My name is M.E. Morgan & I'm a freelance artist working on illustrations for book covers & ttrpgs. I’m a fan of folklore,horror,fantasy, & romance. I’m open to new projects, please feel free to view my portfolio & get in touch below.
➡️https://morlevart.com
➡️mmorlevart@gmail(.)com

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Graey Erb @sporkarena.bsky.social · 21h

Hiya #portfolioday!

I'm Graey, Fantasy/SF Illustrator and Concept Artist. I've been working in #ttrpg and miniatures for the past 12 years, with a bit of video game visdev where I can. Currently looking for full time or contract work!

✉️ [email protected]
🎨 www.artstation.com/graeyerb

A huge spectral blue centipede swirls through the air around a tall Elven woman with sharp features and windswept hair. A black cloak billows around her shoulders as she raises a hand glowing with Magenta magic to cast through an elaborate staff, her blue eyes burn from the shadow of her wide-brim hat. Spider lilies dot the base of a small shrine to a centipede god in the foreground. The ghostly apparition seems to originate from the smoke of its incense.

A Kitsune Magus summons 5 motes of foxfire while wreathed in a magical aurora. They have the cross fox fur pattern and are bundled up in a Greatcoat with lots of occult odds and ends tucked into belt pouches and a purple sash. Their rock familiar hangs from a netted bag on their belt, with a battered red spellbook is stowed on the opposite side.

A Tanglefolk (Similar folk to Halflings) woman smiles at the viewer. She is dark skinned with tightly curled hair dyed blue toward its tips, she wears colorful yellow and blue clothing with bright geometric patterns and is covered in pouches and stowage for wares and small objects. She has a Songstaff slung over her shoulder, a blend between Ocarina and walking stave, it whistles when swung or as the Tanglefoot sprint at their famed high speeds.

An illustration of my take on a 'hound' of Tindalos from the Lovecraft Mythos. Rather than a dog it is shaped more like a Gulper eel with eerily humanoid limbs and a barbed tongue. It floats elegantly like smoke from a sharp angle torn in reality.

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✨HOLLY✨ @hollyhaurelia.bsky.social · 20h

✨Hello #PortfolioDay
🗡️i`m Holly, a freelance artist. I draw MMORPG\TTRPG themed pieces, art nouveau fanarts of my OCs, and fanart on my fav games and series
🌸Other socials, patreon, adopts, prints: linktr.ee/Holly_Haurelia

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